Last week you read my prose; today it's poetry. I call it "Ode to the Cashew."
Cashews, oh cashews,
how do I love you?
Your buttery flavor,
your sweet taste, your lovely texture
I could eat you in the
morning in my cereal
I could eat you in the
noontime in my salads
I could eat you in the
afternoon by the handful
I could eat you in the
evening in my stir-fry
And I could definitely
eat you in a cookie!
Oh! And don’t forget
at bedtime on my chocolate ice cream J
If you like cashews you will LOVE these. LOVE!
Here’s what
you need for the cookie:
½ C butter,
softened (you may NOT use margarine here….stick to the real thing)
1 C packed
brown sugar
1 egg
1/3 C sour
cream
1 t vanilla
(you should use the real stuff, not the imitation…makes a noticeable
difference)
2 C flour
¾ t baking
powder
¾ t baking
soda
¾ t salt
1 ¾ C salted
cashew halves (yes, I know, that’s a lot, but trust me! Great! I chopped mine
just a little bit.)
Here’s what
you need for the frosting:
½ C butter
3 T
half-and-half (I think I actually used whole milk….)
½ t vanilla
2 C powdered
sugar
Here’s what
you do:
Cream the
butter and sugar. Beat in the egg, sour cream and vanilla. Combine the dry
ingredients and add them to the creamed mixture. Mix well. Fold in the cashews.
Drop by
rounded spoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes in a 375
degree oven. Cool on a wire rack.
For the
frosting, melt the butter; remove from heat, add cream, vanilla and sugar. Mix
to desired consistency. Frost and decorate with cashew halves. Glorious!
I totally ADORE cashews...and these cookies look WONDERFUL!! BTW...I'm having a contest with Spices Inc. on my blog. Would love you to enter...this one is right up your alley!!
ReplyDeleteLove the poem and the cookies! Cashews are my favorite nut! Yum.
ReplyDeleteYou are right - cashews are so good! I love them in stir fry too - just like the poem says :-) These cookies sound delicious and I think they would be especially good for baking around the holidays.
ReplyDeleteThese sound delicious. I love cashews - probably my favorite nut! I will have to make these - for sure :)
ReplyDeletethat looks sooooooooper good...fantastic cliks
ReplyDeleteTasty Appetite
Thanks for the nice comments! I think cashews are the best nut on earth. The texture of these cookies were both crunchy and creamy.... delicious.
ReplyDeleteEn mi casa nos encantan los anacardos, tu receta es deliciosa,quiero prepararla y espero que me salgan tan bien como a ti.
ReplyDelete¡Saludos!
Oh I adore cashews!!! these sound so delicious - I would not be sharing!
ReplyDeleteMary x